Glove



Nov. 15,, 1949 5,, K 2,488,416

GLOVE Original Filed May 11, 1944 Patented Nov. 1949 GLOVE Gustave A.Kurz, Columbus, Ohio Original application May 11, 1944, Serial No.535,126. Divided and this application August 2, 1945, Serial No. 608,494

2 Claims.

This invention relates to gloves, either fabric or leather and is adivision of my co-pending application Ser. No. 535,126 filed May 11,1944 for Gloves, which application has been abandoned.

An object of this invention is to provide in a glove an improvedfourchette which will permit standardization of the digits or fingersthereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved fourchettewhich may be formed of elastic fabric so that the glove will snuglyengage about each finger, the elasticity of the fourchette providing forthe snug fitting of the fingers of the glove in any position of thefingers.

A further object of this invention is to simplify the construction ofthe glove so as to eliminate the necessity of providing different sizefingers and assuring a snug fitting for a glove irrespective of whichside of the glove is worn on the palm side.

With the foregoing objects in view, and others which may hereinaftermore fully appear, the invention consists of the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more specificallydescribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein areshown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood thatchanges, variations, and modifications may be resorted to which fallwithin the scope of the invention, as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a glove constructed according toan embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the fourchette embodied with this invention.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional View, partly in elevation,taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings the numeral Hi designates generally a glove,which embodies a palm or body II, with a wrist portion l2 at the innerend thereof. The wrist portion l2 may be formed integral with the palmII, or may be formed as a separate piece which is stitched as at l3 tothe rear of the palm II.

The palm l I also has formed integral therewith a back which is of thesame configuration as the palm l l as shown more clearly in my priorPatent 1,625,368 issued April 19, 1927. The palm H has extendedtherefrom finger cots 14 which include finger forming members 15 whichare integral with the material forming the palm I I, and the back of theglove, and there is secured between the finger forming members I5 afourchette, generally designated as 3!.

The fourchette 3| is designed for use as with unreversible gloves, andis constructed of an elongated piece of fabric having integralfourchette portions 32, 33, 34 and 35. The fourchette portions 34 and 35are of substantially triangular configuration, being formed integralwith the adjacent ends of the intermediate fourchette portions 33 and 32respectively.

The inner edge 36 of the fourchette portion 34 is adapted to be disposedat an obtuse angle to the adjacent edge 31 of the fourchette portion 33by folding the material so as to form a triangle 33 on one side of thestrip and then stitching the folded triangular portion 38 along thelines indicated by the numerals 39 and 40.

The fourchette portion 35, which is formed integral with the fourchetteportion 32, has an inner edge 4! thereof disposed at an obtuse angle tothe adjacent edge 42 of the fourchette portion 32 by folding the stripto form a triangular fold, as indicated at 43 and then stitching thefolded portion along the lines indicated by the numerals 44 and 45.

Inner lines of stitching 43 and 4'! may be stitched through the foldedportions 38 and 43 respectively, so that the triangular folds 38 and 43will lie firmly against the adjacent side of the strip. The meetingedges of the fourchette portions 33 and 34 are defined oppositely fromthe edges 36 and 31 by straight edges 48 and 49 which form an obtuseangle substantially sharper than the angle formed by the inner edges 36and 31.

The junction between the fourchette portions 32 and 33 is defined bystraight edges 5|] and 5| which are at an obtuse angle to each other andare on a sharper angle than the opposite edges 52 and 53. The fourchetteportion 32 has a straight edge 54 which is disposed at an obtuse anglewith respect to the adjacent straight edge 55 of the fourchette portion35, and the obtuse angle formed by the edges 54 and 55 is a sharperangle than the angle formed by the edges 4! and 42.

The fourchette 33 also includes a, narrow connectin strip 55 which isadapted to engage over the tip of one finger and the fourchette 32 alsoincludes a narrow strip 5! engageable over another finger tip. The outerend of the fourchette portion 35 includes a narrow tip member 58, andthe outer end of the fourchette member 34 includes a narrow tip member53.

The opposite edges of the fourchette hereinbefore described are adaptedto be secured to the finger forming members l5 by stitching 60, as shownin Figure 3, the edges of the fourchette being inwardly folded andsecured to the inwardly folded edges of the finger forming members I5.

The fourchette 3| may be constructed of inherently elastic material sothat when the front and back portions of the hand covering are securedto the fourchette the latter will provide a means whereby the back andfront portions of the hand covering will, readily conform to theconfiguration bfthel'iand, and the fingers.

While gloves have heretofore been formed with fourchettes made offabric, these fourchettes would not provide for the snug fitting of thefinger" cots on the fingers Whereas by forming the fourchettes ashereinafter described thefourch ette s may be narrower than has been thepractic h tofore and due to the elasticity of the .fourchtte 4 nectingsaid outer members with said intermediate member and a narrow finger tipengaging strip extending from the outer end of each of said outermembers.

2, In a glove, 3, continuous fourchette comprising a pair of outermembers and an intermediate member, said members being substantiallytriangular anddis posed in edge em tting, relation, thejuncture,ltheijeoif being deiigletl bystraight edges at an obtuse angleon the inner edge of said four- ,Qhette and an obtuse angle on the outeredge ebi e the cot will snugly or tightlyengageabout'eacli fingerirrespective of the position of the finger? While attempts haveheretofore been made to,

form the fourchettes out of knitted fabric in order to provide forstretching of the fourchette the knitted fabric has notb' en entirelysatisfactory due 'to the facttha tfit ill notcontr'act to the desireddegree infdrderto'providefor the snug fitting'of the 'cotonfthe finger,However, "with a fourchettfi fpr riedlof inh ntly elastic material, aconforming finger cot 0 .l'befmore readily provided which will retainits 'shape for a longer period or" timeandyifi 3. ti??? provide for thesnug or' tight fitting are pot on the finger in yr i i n f hef ait Iclairru" M 1. In a glove, a continuous fourchette comprising a pair ofouter tfianful'ar'members and an intermediate triangular 'rln'emberdisposed in edge abutting relation, "'saif'd mermmmm formed with atransverse fold extending divergingly in wardly from theapex' hereerwhereby the outer edges of said outeri rierribeifswilljbe at an obtuseangle andtheinner edges "or said outer members Will'be atan' obtuseangle greater'than that of the outer edges, narr'o en eetm 'm'embersconsharper than said inner angle, the ends of said inher member abuttingthe adjacent edges of said outer members, the adjacent outer edges ofinner member and said outer members being disposed g e, 'the inneradjacent edges of slaidinne' mem er land said outer members being formedt an obtuse angle greater than the corresponding outer angle by foldingthe members at the juncture thereof in a triangle having the apex s nerew C nn?- ,ter'ml b h "I Eda-e n r i en eli e tr pexte dine saidouterfm eil eeve e g ean Th l ng reiere i ea reoi record in, the file ofthis patent;

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